[DogParkList] eqsl and lotw

[Don Agro]

Hi John,

On 8-Jan-08, at 11:01 AM, John Graf wrote:


> I wrote an Applescript to take the current QSO from MacLoggerDX and  

> send it to eQSL.   You can download it here:  http://homepage.mac.com/jmgraf/filechute/eQSL_MacloggerDX.zip

>

> It is a little problematic in that I don't think that there is a way  

> to get the frequency or band except from the radio (Don, please tell  

> me if I am wrong).


That is correct. (Unless you enter the frequency manually, export to  
ADIF and send that to eQSL)


>  What that means is that if you are using a radio that does not have  

> rig control, this script will not work.  You must invoke the script  

> before you change bands and before you move on to the next QSO.

>

> I realize that this is not ideal but it is a start, and a work in  

> progress.   I welcome anyone who wants to tweak this script.

>

> LOTW is much harder to do.  As far as I can tell, the TQSL program  

> for the Mac is not scriptable.  There may be ways to work around  

> this, but it is definitely beyond my capability.

>

> Now, what I think would be a very useful and more of a possibility  

> is the ability to check your log against LOTW and mark the QSLs.   

> This should be possible, since you can download the QSL information  

> directly from LOTW.   I haven't looked into it enough to figure out  

> if this would be a scriptable task or not (perhaps using  

> FileMaker?).  But it is something in my ever-expanding to-do list.

>

> 73,

>

> John, WA6L


73 Don Agro VE3VRW